Education and Equity

Refreshments, raffle prizes, performers, and speakers from People With AIDS Toronto!

Getting ready for the $5 lo mein noodle bowl lunch in the Cat's Eye! Come out from 12-2 for some good eats and to see these Iron Chefs.

Victoria College's National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women Ceremony is at 2:00pm today in the Cecil M. Atrium (at the Goldring Student Centre right outside the VUSAC Office). December 6th is the anniversary of the École Polytechnique massacre of 1989, in which female students were murdered by an armed student in the name of "fighting feminism".

There will be two musical performances, speeches given, and candles lit. Please do attend if you can, to remember the lives lost at Polytechnique and more generally to women and other minorities who have experienced violence in their lives.

Mike the Change is in 3.5 hours! We've got some great raffle prizes, so come and enter to win. Tickets are $1.00 each. The prizes are:

- 3 $10.00 Starbucks Gift Cards
- 1 PicoBong Vibe
- 1 pair of handcuffs and a PowerBullet personal massager
- A basket of Vic swag (sweater, sweatpants, t-shirt, and calendar - all size large)

The Victoria College Education and Equity Commission is holding its annual Equity Training sessions this Friday, October 31 from 2-4 PM, and Saturday, November 1 from 12-2 PM. Both sessions will be held in the Regents Room of the Goldring Student Centre. If you are a head of a student group or an aspiring leader, these sessions are great for learning how to be a more mindful and equitable student head.

RSVP by emailing [email protected]. Spots are limited!

The Education & Equity committee is now accepting it's second round of applications for executive members for the 2014-2015 year. Apply by September 20th!

Education and Equity Executive Member Applications Education and Equity Executive Member Applications FIRST ROUND OF EXECUTIVE APPLICATIONS FOR 2014-2015 ARE DUE AUGUST 23rd Fall applications for the executive committee are now open! We have 4 first year spots and 3 upper year spots open. Below you can find the 2014-2015 application. Please copy and…

Looking to get involved with Education and Equity but not as interested in the time commitment of an executive position? Join our team as a general member. Applications are now open!

General Members General MembersAre you looking for ways to get involved at Vic without making an extreme time commitment? Do you want to help make change at Victoria College while upgrading your resume? Is social justice within the community and Vic campus important to you?If you’ve answered yes to any of the above…

TONIGHT is your last chance to vote in the VUSAC elections!

voting.utoronto.ca

VUSAC Spring Elections 2014 Town Hall

Reminder: Nomination packages for all elected positions are due TODAY at 6pm to the VUSAC office! Check out the link below for all the details. All you need is 10 signatures!

Elections 2014 If you are interested in getting involved, review the dates below and download the links. For any information you can email Rajesh, the Spring 2014 CRO, at [email protected]

Here are some interesting videos are articles curated by the E&E committee - for more great content, follow our tumblr at educationandequityatvic.tumblr.com

Are you in love with the new Beyonce album? Check out this TEDtalk by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, who is featured on ***Flawless entitled 'The danger of a single story' http://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story.html

The recent murder of Loretta Saunders reminds Canada of the invisible issue of missing Aboriginal women in Canada; Aboriginal women are 5 times more likely to be attacked than non-Aboriginal women. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/loretta-saunders-slaying-should-open-canada-s-eyes-native-group-1.2553267

Baby Stops Breathing But is Saved by Roadside Helpers: http://ti.me/1gWoIdt

Loretta Saunders case: Theft suspects back in court Friday The woman accused of stealing a car belonging to Loretta Saunders, whose body was found by a New Brunswick highway yesterday, has had her first Halifax court appearance delayed until Friday.

If you're looking for something to do during the last few days of reading week, here are a few TED talks:

Bryan Stevenson: We need to talk about an injustice
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2tOp7OxyQ8

Joseph Kim: The family I lost in North Korea. And the family I gained.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLeeTVmVrtA

Esta Soler: How we turned the tide on domestic violence (Hint: the Polaroid helped)
http://www.ted.com/talks/esta_soler_how_we_turned_the_tide_on_domestic_violence_hint_the_polaroid_helped.html

Bryan Stevenson: We need to talk about an injustice http://www.ted.com In an engaging and personal talk -- with cameo appearances from his grandmother and Rosa Parks -- human rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson shar...